Adaeze has experience in representing fund sponsors in various aspects of fund formation and ongoing fund management and operational matters, including providing counsel with respect to a wide variety of private fund structures.

Before joining Dorsey, Adaeze practiced in leading international law firms in both New York and Washington, DC focusing on capital markets transactions, private equity and venture capital fund formation. Prior to that, Adaeze served as a compliance officer at a large financial institution and as a state securities regulator.

New York

Education & Admissions

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 2011), Managing Editor, Cardozo Journal of Law and Gender

Adelphi University (B.A., 2008), Magna Cum Laude

Admissions

District of Columbia

New York

Experience

Represented a first-time venture fund sponsor in the formation and negotiation of a fund associated with a New York based technology start-up accelerator program

Represented a first-time venture fund sponsor in the formation and negotiation of a fund led by a State University system anchor investor

Represented a first-time fund sponsor in the structuring and formation of a multi-class fund of funds vehicle that invests in hedge funds, venture funds, and private equity funds

Represented a fund sponsor in the negotiation and consummation of the buyout of a unaffiliated fund general partner and tender offer-like transaction for fund limited partner interests

Represented an investment fund sponsor in its internal organization and the formation of its second fund, a middle-market buyout vehicle focused on the healthcare, financial services, and education sectors

Represented a large investment bank's private equity arm in the formation and negotiation of its first social impact investment fund